In this VladTV segment, DJ Vlad asks Judge Greg Mathis about reports that singer d4vd has dropped high-priced defense attorneys and may rely on a public defender as a criminal trial looms.
Vlad says he heard d4vd still has money in a trust controlled by his parents, joking that they may not want to spend more if the case is headed toward a guilty plea. Mathis laughs, then argues defendants should get every chance to hire the best lawyers, noting that top trial attorneys can “trip witnesses up” during cross-examination.
The conversation expands into Mathis’ time presiding over murder trials, which he describes as some of the hardest cases of his career. He reflects on guilty verdicts, victims’ families, young defendants failed by society, drugs, guns, and the justice system’s impact on Black youth.